İşletme Mühendisliği Lisans Programı

INTRODUCTION

The Management Engineering program is offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Engineering. The program is designed with the aim of providing an interdisciplinary foundation to its graduates to integrating complex technical understanding with high-level management skills by gaining depth in business administration principles and applications while being able to use the complex technical knowledge with a holistic view and capability of integrating all kind of relevant information in making decisions. With their complex knowledge of management and engineering, graduates of this program are prepared to design and provide solutions for manufacturing and service organizations, take leadership roles in their place of work, or pursuing research work at graduate level.

The Management Engineering program requires a total of 144 credit hours: 27 credit hours from university core, 19 credit hours from faculty core, 74 credit hours from area core, 15 credit hours from area electives, and 9 credit hours from university electives. Regular course load for students in Management Engineering program during fall or spring semesters is 5 or 6 credited courses (between 15-19 credit hours) whereas in summer semester the students can take at most 2 courses.

The first year of the Management Engineering program is dedicated to foundation courses in mathematics and basic sciences (freshman calculus, physics, and chemistry), and some University core courses. The program includes courses like computing and programming, engineering graphics, and courses on management skills. Apart from calculus courses there are two concentrated mathematics courses on Linear Algebra & Differential Equations, and Probability & Statistics. Students are also required to take two Communication in English courses. Additionally, Management Engineering program offers flexibility for students to build up their background with elective courses according to their own career goals. The program undergraduate curriculum culminates in a two-semester capstone senior design course sequence that should have a significant design component with formal reports. At the end of each semester, a presentation is given before faculty, students, guests, and if possible sponsors. Teams of students device solutions to engineering problems submitted by faculty, or if possible industry and the community at large.

In sum the undergraduate program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering are 24 percent in Mathematics and Basic Sciences, 39 percent in Engineering Topics and Design (including core courses and area elective courses), and 37 percent in General Education courses in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and others.

Courses offered by the program are focused on the following core topics: Operations Research, Work Study and Ergonomics, Engineering Economy, Production Planning, Simulation, Information Systems, Facilities Planning and Design, Quality Engineering. Case studies, laboratory work, intensive computer usage and technical report writing are among the requirements of most coursework. Students have to complete three separate industrial trainings in industrial production plants.

ENGL191 Communication in English – I ( 3 - 0 - 1 ) 3

ENGL191 is a first semester freshman academic English course. The purpose of this course is to consolidate and develop students' knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures and lexis. The prime focus will be on the further development of writing, reading, speaking and listening skills in academic settings, and on improving study skills in general.

CMPE110 Fundamentals of Computing and Programming ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

This course presents the basic description of computer hardware and software. Also, it introduces the basics of problem solving concept, algorithm, pseudo-code, and flowchart. The fundamentals of computer programming using C++ programming language are also covered.

ENGL192 Communication in English – II ( 3 - 0 - 0) 3

ENGL192 is a second semester freshman academic English course The purpose of this course is to further consolidate and develop students' knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures and lexis. The prime focus will be on the further development of writing, reading, speaking and listening skills in academic settings, and on improving study skills in general.

Prerequisite: ENGL191

MENG104 Engineering Graphics ( 2 - 3 - 0 ) 3

Principles of engineering graphics with the emphasis on laboratory use of AUTOCAD software. Plane Geometry, geometrical constructions, joining of arcs, principles of orthographic projection, isometric and oblique drawing, principles of sectioning, reading engineering drawing from blueprints, building plans or electrical circuit diagrams.

MANE112 Introduction to Management Engineering ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

This course is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of Industrial/Management Engineering and give answers to the first questions that are usually asked by the prospective Industrial/Management Engineering students. The course surveys both the traditional and modern topics of Industrial/Management Engineering, providing a historical as well as an academic perspective of the whole profession. Related software applications, together with fundamentals of modeling & optimization, and production system design and control (methods engineering, work measurement, ergonomics, facilities planning and design, production planning, inventory control and quality control) will also be covered in the course.

MANE200 Industrial Training – I 0

This is the first Industrial Training course for the students. In partial fulfillment of graduation requirements each student is required to complete three industrial training in accordance with rules and regulations set by the Department. In the training students are required to observe the organization as a whole and write a formal report based on the questions and tasks provided in the Log-Book.

Prerequisites: MANE112

MANE212 Modeling and Optimization ( 3 - 0 - 1 ) 3

This course is designed to install in students the ability of conceptualization of real life system in the form of mathematical models. Principles of model building and basic optimization concepts and approaches for problem solving will be discussed in detail. The application of these principles and concepts will be illustrated using simplified but practical problems from diverse fields of application in manufacturing and service systems. Scopes and limitations of suggested formulations will be discussed and their applications in real-life situations will be studied with the help of samples of computational experience. The emphasis will be on the building and interpretation of models rather than the solution processes.

Prerequisites: CMPE110 Co-requisite: MATH241

ECON231 Fundamentals of Economics ( 3 - 0 - 1 ) 3

The course will cover fundamental concepts of both macro- and microeconomics at the introductory level. Microeconomics aspects of the course include supply and demand; elasticity; market efficiency; cost of production; and profit maximization in competitive and monopolistic markets. Macroeconomics aspects include national income accounting; unemployment; inflation; LR and SR aggregate demand and supply curves; economic growth and international trade.

ACCT203 Cost Accounting for Managerial Decision Making (3 - 0 - 1) 3

Understanding the balance sheet and income statement of a production firm. Calculation of costs of goods and services produced by production and service companies. Measurement and reporting of financial and nonfinancial information relating to cost of acquiring and utilizing resources within the organization. Use of cost accounting data for managerial decision making.

MANE301 Fundamentals of Work Study and Ergonomics ( 4 - 1 - 0) 4

This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of Work Study and Ergonomics, which are both used in the examination of human and work in all their contexts. Work Study topics covered in the course are: methods study, charting techniques, time study, work-station design principles, job evaluation and compensation. The topics covered in Ergonomics are human physiology and anthropometry, fatigue assessment, industrial hygiene, information retrieval and control in humans, and fundamentals of industrial product design. Industrial accidents, theories on causes of accidents, safety analysis and hazard prevention.

MANE323 Engineering Economy ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

The purpose of this course is to give an introduction to economic analysis for decision making in engineering design, manufacturing equipment and industrial projects. Cost concepts. Subjects covered are time-value of money, cash-flow analysis, cost-benefit analysis, decision making among alternatives (present worth, equivalent-uniform annual worth and rate-of-return methods), replacement analysis, after tax analysis, breakeven analysis, capital budgeting, and inflation.

MANE385 Statistical Applications in Engineering ( 3 – 0 – 1 ) 3

The purpose of the course is to introduce and train students in the application of statistical tools and techniques in industries and other areas. We first introduce students to an array of statistical tools used in presenting and interpreting statistical data. After a brief review of probability distributions, estimation procedures of statistical parameters will be presented. These will include parametric, nonparametric and interval estimation procedures. Testing of statistical hypotheses under various assumptions will be presented. Finally, correlation and regression analysis of bivariate data will be introduced.

Co-requisite: MATH322

MANE300 Industrial Training - II 0

This is the second Industrial Training course for the students. In partial fulfillment of graduation requirements each student is required to complete three industrial training in accordance with rules and regulations set by the Department. Students will have the chance to observe real world Industrial/Management Engineering practices in the firms, discuss the various aspects of the production processes in an organization and write a formal report based on the questions and tasks provided in the Log-Book. During the training students should visit at least 5 departments, including manufacturing and assembling.

Co-requisites: Submission of MANE200 report and completion of all freshman courses

MANE332 Production Planning - I ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

Two sequel courses are designed together to provide the basics of production planning and control with the need of modern manufacturing organizations in mind. The topics covered in the first course are production and operations strategy, subjective and objective forecasting (i.e. Delphi method, trend-based methods, and methods for seasonal series), deterministic inventory planning and control (i.e. Economic Order Quantity model and its extensions to several environments), stochastic inventory planning and control, aggregate production planning, and master production scheduling.

MANE372 Information Systems and Technology ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

The purpose of this course is to give the Management Engineering students the concepts of information technology and the importance of these concepts within the framework of management of organization and the ability to exploit continuous innovations in order to stay competitive in business. Information Technology. Basic data information concepts. Appropriate theoretical concepts of decision making. Systems Analysis, Structured analysis methodologies. Information systems development methodologies. Database management. Decision support systems. Expert systems.

Prerequisites: CMPE110, MGMT102

IENG355 Ethics in Engineering ( 3 - 0 - 0 ) 3

This course is designed to introduce moral rights and responsibilities of engineers in relation to society, employers, colleagues and clients. Analysis of ethical and value conflict in modern engineering practice. Importance of intellectual property rights and conflicting interests. Ethical aspects in engineering design, manufacturing, and operations. Cost-benefit-risk analysis and safety and occupational hazard considerations.

MANE431 Production Planning - II ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

This course is a continuation of MANE332, Production Planning - I. The topics covered in the course are materials requirements planning, lot sizing, capacity planning, machine scheduling and loading, project scheduling in production environments, recent advances in production and operations management such as Just-in-time Production (JIT), Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS), and Optimized Production Technology (OPT).

Prerequisites: MANE332

MANE441 Facilities Planning and Design ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

The purpose of this course is to make an introduction to planning and design of manufacturing facilities. A balance of traditional and analytical approaches to facilities planning will be presented. Principles of management and facility organization. Capacity and technology selection. Analysis of production plans and processes to compute equipment and manpower requirements. Facility location. Plant layout. Identification of production support activities such as receiving, inventory management, material handling, storage and warehousing, packaging and shipping, maintenance planning.

Prerequisite: MANE301 Co-requisite: MANE332

MANE461 Systems Modeling and Simulation ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

The aim of this course is to give our students a decision tool in order to design and analyze complicated real life systems for which there is no well formulated solution. Emphasis is primarily on applications in the areas of production management through the analysis of respective computer simulation models. Use and misuse of simulation as a decision tool. Simulation methodology and model building. Modeling with a simulation language. Random variate generation. Basic issues in the design, verification and validation of computer simulation models. Statistical analysis of simulation output data. Use of simulation for estimation and comparison of alternatives.

Prerequisite: MATH322 Co-requisite: MANE385

TUSL181 Communication in Turkish ( 2 - 0 - 0 ) 2

A basic Turkish course introducing the Turkish language to international students. It incorporates all four language skills and provides an introduction to basic grammar structures. Students will be encouraged to develop their writing skills through a variety of tasks. The aim of this course is for students to be able to understand and communicate in everyday situations, both in the classroom and in a Turkish-speaking environment.

HIST280 History of Turkish Reforms ( 2 - 0 - 0 ) 2

This course is for Turkish students only. The aim of the course is to introduce the Ottoman Empire's situation at the 19. Century, Trablus and Balkan Wars, I. World War and it's consequences, Turkish Independence War, Mudanya Treaty, Lausanne Treaty, and Principles of Ataturk.

The course aims to prepare the senior year students for their Manufacturing and Service Systems Design Project course (MANE492). The students are first introduced to the type of the manufacturing or service system that they are going to design as the requirement of MANE492 during the next academic semester. Then they are asked to conduct a market survey, submit information on the types of products/services they are going to produce, amount of sales, prices, competing producers, processes required to producing and distributing them, and relevant standards/laws/rules and regulations available in the place where the system will be established. Additionally, students are required to design the products/services, make forecasting for their sales, and prepare a feasibility study of the system.

Co-requisites: Submission of MANE300 report, one semester prior to MANE492

MANE400 Industrial Training - III 0

This is the third Industrial Training course for the students. In partial fulfillment of graduation requirements each student is required to complete three industrial training in accordance with rules and regulations set by the Department. The aim of the training is to give students opportunity to observe real world industrial/management engineering practices in a firm, participate and appreciate interdisciplinary team work, and write a formal report based on the questions and tasks provided in the Log-Book. Additionally, students must identify and define an industrial/management engineering related problem (IE/MANE Problem) in the company, and formulate and propose an acceptable solution based on the knowledge obtained in the curriculum courses. During the training a visit of at least 5 departments is required.

Co-requisites: Submission of MANE300 report

MANE484 Quality Engineering ( 4 - 1 - 0 ) 4

The purpose of the course is to make an introduction and lay the foundations of modern methods of statistical quality control and improvements that are used in the manufacturing and service industries. The course also introduces basics of experimental design in determining quality products and reliability models. The students will first be introduced to some of the philosophies of quality control experts and their impact on quality. After a quick review of normal probability distribution, a few graphical methods used to monitor quality improvement will be given. Control charts for variables and attributes will be given with examples. Acceptance sampling plans for variables and attributes are to follow. Principles of design of experiments along with Taguchi method will be presented. Finally reliability of systems like series, parallel, series – parallel and parallel – series systems and their design will be discussed.

The course consists of a design study of complex manufacturing or service systems. The study includes computer integrated modeling based on multiple realistic constraints such as demand, materials, capacity, location, man-machine, and information requirements. It is a project oriented course that is basically a synthesis of the techniques and methodologies previously covered in other courses. Projects are implemented conforming relevant standards, ethical issues and environmental policies.

Prerequisites: MANE490 Co-requisites: MANE441, Submission of MANE400 report, at least 3 of the following courses must be taken;MANE314, MANE323, MANE372, MANE431, MANE461

MANE444 Seminars on Manufacturing and Service Systems (2 - 0 - 0) 0

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the work atmosphere and opportunities available in the manufacturing and service sectors in TRNC and Türkiye. Throughout this course, a series of seminars will be given by invited speakers on issues of current interest to the practice of industrial/management engineering in various manufacturing and service systems. Additionally, seminars about continuing education in IE related fields, research opportunities at other universities, or subjects that will broaden the horizons of IE students may be presented.

Prerequisite: In the last Spring semester before graduation

AREA ELECTIVE COURSES

CODE

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT

IENG374

Computational Modeling in IE

(3,1) 3

IENG405

Human Factors Engineering

(3,1) 3

IENG409

Occupational Safety and Health Management

(3,0) 3

IENG416

Network Analysis

(3,1) 3

IENG417

Applications in Mathematical Programming and Optimization

(3,1) 3

IENG418

Stochastic Processes

(3,1) 3

IENG419

Project Management

(3,1) 3

IENG426

Multi-attribute Decision Making

(3,1) 3

IENG435

Advanced Topics in Inventory Planning and Control

(3,1) 3

IENG436

Machine Scheduling

(3,1) 3

IENG438

Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

(3,1) 3

IENG446

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

(3,1) 3

IENG447

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

(3,1) 3

IENG448

Service Systems

(3,1) 3

IENG452

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

(3,0) 3

IENG455

Engineering Management

(3,0) 3

IENG456

Technology Management

(3,0) 3

IENG457

R & D Management and Technology Transfer

(3,0) 3

IENG458

Legal Environment

(3,0) 3

IENG462

Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

(3,1) 3

IENG465

System Dynamics

(3,1) 3

IENG476

Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems

(3,1) 3

IENG485

Forecasting and Time Series Analysis

(3,1) 3

IENG486

Recent Topics in Quality Management

(3,1) 3

IENG487

Design and Analysis of Experiments

(3,1) 3

IENG488

Reliability Engineering

(3,1) 3

IENG495

Introduction to Research in Industry

(3,0) 3

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF AREA ELECTIVE COURSES

IENG374 Computational Modeling in Industrial Engineering (3,1) 3

The aim of this course is to provide students with a sound understanding of the use of computational modelling techniques applied to Industrial Engineering problems. Students should develop an understanding of the strengths and limitations of standard numerical techniques in engineering. Spreadsheets, computer algebra systems (computational/symbolic processing software packages), and a structured programming language will be introduced. Emphasis is primarily on applications in the areas of production management, operations research and system design. This course will cover elementary numerical analysis, number representation, roots of equations, system of linear algebraic equations, non-linear equations, curve fitting, regression, integration and differentiation, finite difference methods, linear programming.

Prerequisite: CMPE110 Co-requisite: IENG212

IENG405 Human Factors Engineering (3,1) 3

This course is designed to introduce basic research methods and principles in ergonomics that can provide us with more efficient and comfortable places in which to work and live. This will be explored by considering body and work physiology, biomechanics, anthropometry, information processing and environmental factors (the effect of thermal factors, noise, vibration, illumination). Study of human performance by analysis of process involved in executing complex tasks and identification of factors. The effect of control display design, age and shift work on the performance of human beings will also be explored. Analysis of factors that limit human performance and development of skills. Human factors that affect product and workplace environment design.

Prerequisite: IENG301 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG409 Occupational Safety and Health Management (3,0) 3

This course is designed to introduce the engineering student with the basic principles of occupational safety and health management in industry. Development of safety and health function, concepts of hazard avoidance, impact of regulations, toxic substances, environmental control, noise, explosive materials, fire protection, personal protection and first aid will be introduced.

IENG416 Network Analysis (3,1) 3

Basic definitions and concepts in graph theory and network systems are presented in this course. The course concentrates on applications of network algorithms to project management. Basic network topics covered in this course are: minimal and maximal paths, flow networks, activity networks.

The aim of this course is to improve the skills of students in modeling and solving real life problems in the mathematical programming and optimization. Both deterministic and stochastic models are considered. Topics covered are: numerical methods and their implications in linear programming; introduction to non-linear and dynamic programming; techniques to solve Markov decision problems.

Prerequisite: IENG314 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG418 Stochastic Processes (3,1) 3

This technical elective course is designed for students who are interested in stochastic systems. The course provides a review of probabilistic concepts and basic definitions and constructions of stochastic processes. Analysis of Bernoulli and Poisson processes, Markov chains, birth and death processes, Chapman Kolmogorov equations, Markov decision processes are main subjects of the course. Other topics covered in the course are: applications to queuing and inventory problems, basic results of M/G/1 and GI/G/1 queuing models, renewal theory and its applications.

IENG426 Multi-attribute Decision Making (3,1) 3

The aim of this course is to introduce the basic techniques used in decision making for complex systems. Theory and methods that are used to analyze multi-attribute decision problems under certainty, uncertainty and risk are discussed. Topics covered in the course include: the value of information, the concept of utility function, expected utility theory, decision trees, portfolio theory, formulation of the multi-attribute problem, decision making with discrete and continuous alternatives. Applications selected from capital investment, bidding, marketing, purchasing and inventory control will also be provided.

Prerequisite: IENG313 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG435 Advanced Topics in Inventory Planning and Control (3,1) 3

The aim of this course is to study the practical and advanced theoretical issues in inventory planning and control. The topics covered in the course are: an overview of inventory systems, deterministic and stochastic models, fixed versus variable reorder intervals, dynamic and multiple stage models, selection of optimal inventory policies for single and multiple item dynamic inventory models, myopic policies, multiple echelon models, and heuristic algorithms.

Prerequisite: IENG332 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG436 Machine Scheduling (3,1) 3

This course is designed to provide theoretical and practical issues in machine scheduling. Terminology, characteristics and classification of sequencing and scheduling problems. An overview of computational complexity theory. Scheduling approaches. Static and dynamic scheduling problems: single stage and multi-stage (flow shop, open shop, job shop, etc.) problems with various scheduling criteria. Priority dispatching. Survey of other scheduling problems. Applications in production and computer systems.

Prerequisite: IENG431 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG438 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management (3,1) 3

Supply chain management; Performance of supply chain and it's measurement; Different structures of supply chains; Planning in supply chain including demand forecasting, aggregate planning, and planning of demand and supply; Planning and managing inventories in supply chain; Information sharing; Designing and planning logistic systems of supply chain. New product development; Planning, managing and controlling of purchasing and logistics systems of supply chain; Strategic orientation toward the design and development of the supply chain; Bull-whip effect; Total Quality Management to assess and assure customer satisfaction; Global strategies; Expert systems for continuous improvement of the supply chain.

Prerequisite: Senior standing and/or consent of the instructor

IENG446 Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (3,1) 3

This course is designed to cover the advanced issues in design, planning, and analysis of performance issues in production systems, production/inventory systems and network of production/inventory and distribution systems. Production and transfer lines. Assembly systems. Impact of computer aided design and manufacturing on production planning. Manufacturing information systems, classification and coding; i.e., Group Technology. Characteristics of Cellular Manufacturing, Flexible Manufacturing and Just-in-Time Production Systems. Automated material handling systems. Consideration of technical and economic aspects of equipment, process and system design. This project oriented course requires extensive use of simulation in analysis of system performances.

Prerequisite: IENG431, IENG461 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG447 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3,1) 3

This course is designed to teach the basics of computer integrated manufacturing. Topics covered in this course are: CIM definition. CIM environment, CIM benefits, Components of a CIM Architecture: Simulation, Group Technology, Networks, Concurrent Engineering, CAD/CAM. Classification of production systems for the design and selection of production planning and control.Integrative Manufacturing Planning and Control. Integration of information and material flow in manufacturing. Developing a successful CIM strategy. CIM Examples. Modeling Methodology and tools in analysis and design for CIM. Application of virtual reality in CIM.

Prerequisite: IENG431 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG448 Service Systems (3,1) 3

This course is aimed to analyze service systems from the perspective of an industrial engineer. Structure of service producing systems and representation of them as production systems are discussed in the course. Topics covered in this course are: basic design and operational concepts in service and process selection, capacity planning, facilities planning, work design, aggregate service planning, scheduling, service quality information systems.

Prerequisite: IENG314 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG452 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3,0) 3

This interdisciplinary course is designed to help students to evaluate the business skills and commitment necessary to successfully operate an entrepreneurial venture and review the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship. The core of the course focuses on the discovery and understanding of entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors within oneself. Students will also be introduced to entrepreneurship from an economic perspective and the concepts of environmentally sustainable practices and social entrepreneurship. The students will be given the competencies required to be an entrepreneur through case studies, creative problem solving and exercises aimed at self-development.

IENG455 Engineering Management (3,0) 3

This course is designed to introduce engineering management principles to students. It aims to educate engineering students how to assume management positions in engineering organizations. It covers the historical developments in this area, the organizational issues, motivating engineers, managing the activities of design, production and manufacturing, and managing engineering projects.

Prerequisite: Senior standing and/or consent of the instructor

IENG456 Technology Management (3,0) 3

The aim of this course is to teach the basics of technology management to senior industrial engineering students. It covers the major technological aspects of process and manufacturing industries in relation to their management, selection and implementation issues of new technologies, managing technological and the related organizational changes.

Prerequisite: Senior standing and/or consent of the instructor

IENG457 R & D Management and Technology Transfer (3,0) 3

This course is designed to prepare senior industrial engineering students to assume positions in a research and development environment. The process of technological innovation and its relationships to organization, management of R & D, transfer of technology from laboratories to industry, and license and patent agreements are among the topics studied.

Prerequisite: Senior standing and/or consent of the instructor

IENG458 Legal Environment (3,0) 3

The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamental concepts and terminology used in the study of the effects of the legal environment on the decisions which the engineer as a manager must make. Formulation of employment contracts. Health and safety at work. Occupational accidents. Employers' liabilities. Collective bargaining. Collective agreement. Conciliation and arbitration.Strikes and lock-outs. Social security. Legal provisions.

Prerequisite: Senior standing and/or consent of the instructor

IENG462 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (3,1) 3

This course introduces the fundamentals of large-scale system design to senior IE students. First, the concepts underlying Systems Engineering are covered, distinguishing Systems Engineering from classical bottom-up engineering. It then develops a methodology for working with these concepts and shows all the specialist subdisciplines, including life cycle costing, reliability, and maintainability have to be integrated into the top-down design process in order to achieve the overall goal of maximum cost-effectiveness.

Prerequisite: Concurrently with IENG314

IENG465 System Dynamics (3,1) 3

The aim of this course is to teach how to study and investigate structural and operational properties of complex industrial systems through the System Dynamics approach. The topics covered are: development of system dynamics, principle areas of application and techniques used, structures of dynamic systems, formation of identity models, introduction to DYNAMO, analysis of positive and negative feedback flows and S-shaped growth behavior.

IENG486 Recent Topics in Quality Management (3,1) 3

This course is designed to answer the question on ''how quality can be achieved in all areas of an organization, including design, production, marketing, customer services and personnel''. History of quality. Development of basic quality control concepts. Basic statistical methods employed in the assurance of product conformance to specifications in the industrial environment. Quality engineering in product and process design and quality costs. Understanding of total quality concept and the scope of Total Quality Management. Continuous improvement through Total Quality Management.

In this course, the system reliability is introduced, and analysis of deterministic, probabilistic and stochastic reliability models are discussed. Topics covered include: coherent structures, min-path and min-cut representations, computing system reliability, systems with associated components, bounds on system reliability, classes of life distributions, optimal management of systems by replacement and preventive maintenance.

Prerequisite: MATH322 and/or consent of the instructor

IENG495 Introduction to Research in Industry (3,0) 3

This course is designed for the students who wish to conduct research in industrial engineering. Each student is assigned a research topic that is suitable to his/her academic background and interests. Under the supervision of a departmental faculty member, the student will tackle the problem and find a satisfactory solution. Written and oral presentations of results are required.